Address
Parc de Joan Miró, Barcelona, 08009
City District
Eixample: Eixample I
Woman and Bird sculpture byJoan Miró. This public work of art by Joan Miró is called 'Dona i l'Ocell' in Catalan language. It is called 'Woman and Bird' in English and 'La Mujer y el Pájaro' in Spanish. This impressive artwork by Catalan artist Joan Miró is from 1983. It is 22m high and is located in Barcelona at
Parc de Joan Miró' (previously named 'Parc de l´Escorxador') in the area called Eixample left - Eixample Esquerra in Catalan language). The surface of the Woman and Bird sculpture is a mosaic of colour using a technique called
trencadís. The Joan Miró park is just a few steps from
Plaza Espanya in Barcelona, where you can also visit the
Arenas de Barcelona shopping mall in a former bull fighting ring of the same name.
Arenas de Barcelona has a open cubola with a free skywalk terrace where you can enjoy great views of this Miró sculpture and dine at restaurants with lovely Barcelona views
Other nearby sights are the
Magic Fountain,
MNAC art museum,
Poble Espanyol Spanish Village, and of course, the
Miro museum on nearby Montjuic hill.
